London District of the Methodist Church

Analysis

London District of the Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, London District of the Methodist Church reported income of £2.4m and spending of £3.2m, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £2.4m (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, London District of the Methodist Church sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sarum College (£2.4m), The Banner of Truth Trust (£2.4m) and Christ Faith Tabernacle International (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 9.9%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.7m. Reserves of £156k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.